Which returned more over the last year, VOE or VUSB?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOE returned +20.2% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VOE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VOE or VUSB?

VOE charges 0.05% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VOE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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VOE vs VUSB: how they differ

VOE and VUSB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VOE returned more over the year.

Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VOE and VUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in VOE	Only in VUSB
Cummins Inc 1.71%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
Valero Energy Corp 1.34%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
Marathon Petroleum Corp 1.29%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
CRH PLC 1.24%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
United Rentals Inc 1.23%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
General Motors Co 1.21%	US Bancorp 0.51%
SLB Ltd 1.21%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
Simon Property Group Inc 1.20%	Truist Bank 0.45%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

VOE and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VOE Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Mid-Cap Value	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+20.2%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+2.7 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.10%
Holdings	170	1281

VOE in plain words

VOE is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +20.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 170 positions, with the top ten at 12.7%.

VUSB in plain words

VUSB is a cash and treasury bills tracking the Ultra-Short Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VOE or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOE returned +20.2% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VOE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VOE or VUSB?: VOE charges 0.05% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VOE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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